Old Woman at the Window
about 1660/65 | Gerard Dou
This scene with an old woman watering flowers at a window has been painted so close-up and illusionistically that it has become an example of trompe l’oeil (from French: “deceive the eye”; Dutch: ogenbedrieger). Dou varied the motif of the window in many of his paintings. His trick of joining several zones of the picture together further increases the three-dimensionality.
This scene with an old woman watering flowers at a window has been painted so close-up and illusionistically that it has become an example of trompe l’oeil (from French: “deceive the eye”; Dutch: ogenbedrieger). Dou varied the motif of the window in many of his paintings. His trick of joining several zones of the picture together further increases the three-dimensionality.
Artist:
Gerard Dou (1613 - 1675 Leiden) DNB
Time:
about 1660/65
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 28,5 cm x 22,9 cm x 0,8 cm
Framed: 41,5 cm x 36 cm x 3,5 cm
Signed
Designated on the birdcage: GDOV (G and D ligated)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 624
Provenance
Coll. H. v. Reith, Vienna; acquired in 1811